AgriLife researcher makes case for natural infrastructure

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Nature can reduce costs, extend life for infrastructure projects

  • Bald cypress trees act as natural infrastructure to provide shoreline protection along the San Marcos River Rusty Feagin | Texas A&M AgriLife
    Bald cypress trees act as natural infrastructure to provide shoreline protection along the San Marcos River Rusty Feagin | Texas A&M AgriLife
A newly published article hopes to stir discussion around adoption of construction designs and methods that utilize nature to cut costs, extend project lifecycles and improve ecological synergy, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist. The lead author is Rusty Feagin, Ph.D., AgriLife Research professor and ecologist in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology in theā€¦

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